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The Irish standard., 1887-01-15
PECULIAR NAMES.
Some of the Amusing Curiosities Of tho
Chicago City Directory.


IA. B. Jewett, in Chicago Journal.]
Chicago not only excels all other places
in MANY of the transactions of human af-
fairs. and any one who will examine our
city directory will become convinced that
this CITY can furnish the greatest number
of queer names The directory for 1885
contains 1900 Johnsons and 1862 Smiths.
There are 175 John Johnsons and 12O John
Smiths. Among the curious names we lind
are Battle, Cheek, Chin, Danger, Fast, Fly,
Gin, Sugar, Tart, Thin and This.
The city directories also illustrate the
nomadic habits of the masses. Take, for
example, the directory for 1882 Hundreds
of names appeared that year that have not
been recorded before or since. And 1882
seems to be the most prolific year for
singular or suggestive names. We
find in the directory of that year the
following names, and when we classify
them they bring curious results: s44
Browns, Blues, Pinks and Layenders;
325 Bakers, 10 Rolls, Loaf, Pie, i Cook
ery, 1 Cruel, Salad and Diners; liz
Carpenters, 80 Hammers, Nail. 2 Rules
and l Saw; 4 Guns, Muzzle and Shoots;
60 brakes, I Duck, Gander, ! Goose and
/ Goslin; 20 Farmers, 2 Farms, Is Houses,
1 Barn, OK, Sleigh, 2 Buggies, Pump,
Hogs, Eggs, 1 Cucumber, 2 Pickles, l
Bee, Snake, Spider Goat, Donkey,
Tree, Pear and Leaf; l. Mountain and
/ Pebble; IL Moons, Suns and Shadow;
/ Rain, Rainbow, 2 Seas, 1 Dock, l
Boat, 1 Mast and Sailors; 81 Hands,
Fingers and 8 Mittens; 1 Greathead,
20 Hairs, 8 Wigs, / Halter and Caps;
1 sn,allfoot, l Barefoot, Corns and
/ Sock; 8 Backs, 2 Sides, 6 Arms and 8
Knees; Gentlemans 2 Mans, 1 Bride, 2
Bridegrooms, 2 Husbands, Papa, Moth
er, q Darlings, Boy, 1 Lass. 2 Lips, l
Kiss, Hug and Glad; / Scboolhouse, !
Scholar and Teacher; 40 Churches, 4
Pews, Bibles and 2 Prays; 10 Fridays and
/ Sunday; 6 Weeklys, l Monthly l Printer
and Bookbinder; / Artist, 9 Painters and
Daub; Merchants, Twist, 2 Towels, l
Napkin, l Mirror, 2 Toys, l Clerk, l Sale
and Payment; 225 Kings, Thrones, 8
People and Cowards; Wisher. Wish
and Lucky; Cant, Ask and Take;
Sleepers, / Look and / LOCKER: Big, !
Short, Darkeys and 2 Blacker; Simple,
/ Open, Sly, Cunning, l Fury and !
Witch; Bottle, z Treats, Drinkers, l
Cab, / Loud, Fuss, Muss and Cop; 5
Drinkwater, Sober, l Proud, Healths
and Happy. The last few named form
good temperance lesson.
The Irish standard., 1887-01-15
VOLUNTARY ExiLES.
Solitary White Men Living Among the
Savages of Oceanica.

S8vASeS OF Oceanlc1s
IN Y. SUM-
Many solitary white men live on little
islands in the Pacific ocean. They are
traders in the employ Of large commercial
houses in Europe. They rarely or never
see other white men, except when vessels
come (about twice a Year, to bring them
food supplies and articles of barter and
take on the cargoes they have collected
After getting permission of the native
chiefs to settle, they build a station, with
lumber landed for the purpose, and then
open trade with the natives, bartering
their to7nahawhs, knives, tobacco and other
articles for cocoanuts. With tine assistance
of native labor they open the shells, dry the
nuts and make OF them the preparation
known as copra, which is taken to Europe
and there converted into Oil.
A few white men may be found in some
savage groups who went there as traders
many Years ago, finally adopted native
manners and customs as their own, mar
ried an inordinate number OF native wives,
and are more lazy and degraded than most
of the aborigines. MI. Romilly, who has
met number OF them, says their offspring
are generally the most worthless vaga-
bonds OH the lands.
A while ago the crew of a vessel which
touched at one Of the Admiralty Islands
were greatly surprised to hear the firing OF
a gun Presently white man, who gave
the name of John Dunn, appeared. He had
been on the island about two months, and
is believed to be the only white man who
has ever lived on any of the Admiralty ISL
ands. He was engaged in an enterprise OF
his own. He had been driven from the ISL
and On which vessel had landed him by
the hostility of the natives, and had taken
refuge where he was found. He was fish
ing for beche de mer, which is esteemed by
the Chinese as great culinary delicacy,
and said he expected TO dry enough to make
him rich if the natives did not kill him, or
the vessel forget 10 come back and take
him away. Whether John Dunn has safely
departed from the home of his cannibal
friends has not yet been reported. ..
The Irish standard., 1887-01-15
CONVICT LIFE.
Men Who Enter Jails Strong in Mind and
Body and Come Out Total Wrecks.

Men Who Enter Jails Strong in Mind and
Body and Come Out Total Wrecks.
washington Post]
s:The study of human nature," said Prin,
cipal Keeper Patterson Of the State peni-
Tertiary at Trenton, N. J., to q reporter, in
the lobby of the National Hotel, sinside
prison walls is more interesting than pleas
ant The class of human beings one comes
in contact with is usually so depraved and
hardened that it oftentimes surprises even
those accustomed to the life. We believe
our system to be as good as any in exist
ence, and yet we are not as severe in somo
ways as the people of the Eastern peniten-
tiary."
'' Are there not number of criminals
sent you who instead should go to asylums3
Do you not hav many cranky characters
to contend With!''
'Well, we do in certain sense. Grim
inals are, as rule, one-sided characters;
their moral character is so to speak, lop.
sided. But it is not the men who go into
the prisons that are mentally unbalanced;
it is those who come out The fact is, man
who serves q five or even three years sem
tence out, is apt to leave the penitentiary
unsound in mind, if not in both body and
mind. Imagine, for instance, the life they
lead, day in and day out To the mess-room
in the morning, where they can not speak
a word to any one; to the workshop for the
day, where talking is strictly forbidden; to
the mess-room again for supper, where tho
some order is enforced; and then to solitary
confinement in their cells, where there is
no one to talk to. Think Of it. Such life
for years. Is it not enough to drive man
insane? Why, man alive, you can not
realize it, but the percentage is simply
frightful of those who go to jail strong in
mind and body who come out wrecks in one
or both .,
The Irish standard., 1887-01-15

The only open all-night Pharmacy
Domestic Cigars. Box trade solicited. J
eral waters. Pure Fruit Juice Syrups
fins Liebig's Corn Cure guaranteed J
Purifier.) 1iebig's Eng. Cherry Balls
Of tie Isdahi's Famous Pure
The Irish standard., 1887-01-15
How Il. Truths May 4. he 3 Found out.
IN. Y. letter.

[winfeld Tribune]
Some men never know how big they ars
until they have been nominated or how
small they areuntil the votes ars counted
up S 1.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. goth, 1857.

CAMBRIDGE, Oct. goth, 1887.
ED. TINES
Mr.. Gignoux intends shortly to enlarge
his mill by putting in couple Of Hunting
ton crushers.
"Old Man" Thompson, the former owner
Of the Thomp, on mill in low r Gold Hill,
Is building a small mill in this district.
Last week Mr.. E. Beaman made a ship.
ment Of bullion valued al $1,000, the result
OF a two week, run al the G,gnoux mill.
Mr.. Ed. Willis purchased the "Italian"
clam last we, X and intend, TO begin devrl-
"p,ng it Immediately. lie claims to have
As good If not a Eei.er mine than the Bea
man.
Ben Dickns on, foreman Of the Gignoux
ranch, is hu,iy engaged harvesting HI,
third crop of alfalfa. Except in Nevada
where will you find a man haying at this
season Of the year.
The ST. Cyr mine is also worthy of men
tion AT depth of fifteen ieet ledge TWO
feet wide has been struck and the ore assays
up IN the hundreds. Eugene St. Cyr, the
owner, is not a capitals, and therefore the
work Of development is going on but slowly
He intends, however, 10 extract IS tons or
lion.
Cambridge district has many valuable
prospects. but the owners are unable TO do
any hing but assessment work from year to
year. waiting for capital TO invest. The dis.
trict is so remote from any point on the rail.
road that none but the richest Of the ore
will pay 10 ship. 1t has TO be hauled forty
miles by wagon to Wabuska, thence by rail.
road 10 Dayton or Reno. The ore is all
free milling and wood and wafer is abund.
| ant.
The Gignoux mill is running steadily vn
ore from the Beaman mine. This is the
only mine in the district that is at present
having ore reduced. The ore is free milling
and Of good quality. assaying in the neigh
borhood Of $40, while some assays have
gone as high as 5000. 1t is the only mine
that has had any work Of importance done
upon it, having shaft $50 feet deep, where
the ledge encountered is FIVE feet wide. the
pay streak in which i. not quite SO wide.
SKAGGs.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Lock Out For Him.

The following is from the HALEY. Idaho,
Times: "Gould, the sulphuret man, who
has Just made failure on the Gold Belt.
left today for Rocky Bar. AS he has tried
his process" in Dayton. Nevada. and else
where, befsre coming here, and always with
the same nsuccess. the TIMES deems it bu,
it's plain duty to warn the people Of Rocky
Bar against him: also to inform whom il may
concern. that in Dayton. Nevada, and else
where. he left a trail OF unsatished credit.
ors" Gould is the man who sold out &c
Cobb and Norton in Grass Valley. His
process for saving sulphurets and quicksil-
yer is working we'll As operated by Messers.
Cobb and Morton, we are informed, but it is
quite true that MIR. Gould has several IN.
satisfied creditors il this section OF the
country.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05

A week or two age one Of the Virginia
papers contained an item about the mysteri,
Gus disappearance Of a man near the old
stockton Station on the old overland road.
The information was furnished BY Surveyor
Bence, who at that time was camped just
below the ruins Of the old station. The
writer met Mr.. Bence at his camp last week.
and the gentleman inquired il any one from
this county had been sent to look into the
matter, and was told that there had not
He gives the following account Of the mans
disappearance: IL was busily engaged in
surveying government land, between the
Carson and Humboldt sinks. Two weeks
age Thursday, while encamped at the old
Stockton Station on the overland road, a
we'll dressed stranger came to the camp after
dusk and loifered by the fire. Upon being
questioned he stated that he had been hunt,
ing horses and was lost-a story I discred.
ited-believing from appearances the man
was a crank. Not having any bed for him,
he went away from the tent after supper and
l presume slept some where about. Next
morning after we had started for work the
man approached the cook and requested
breakfast. While it was being prepared he
loitered around, and OF . sudden disappear
ed. There is an old well 400 feet derI
within 100 feet Of where we were camped
and I have no doubt the stranger either jump
ed or accidentally fell into it, as no trace
could lie found Of him and he did not have
time to get GU, Of sight" The locality il
IN Lyon county, and Mr.. Bence is desi rou.
Of having the authorities notified, as he
thinks that steps should be taken to post
lively ascertain whether or not the man is it
the we'll
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Pigeon shooting.

There was = large crowd in attendance Al
Silver Guy Sunday to participate in the pig.
con shooting or betting on iavori,es, and a
general good Time was had. They congre.
gated from Carson, Su.ro. Virginia. Gold
Hill, Silver City and this place.
Six members Of the Virginia Gun Club
participated, aud their total score beat that
of their rivals. but the Silver City boys GOT
away with the first prize Of $40 in coin, won
by Arthur Hamiltsn. The second prize Of
$50 WAS won by James Conway Of Virginia
CITY, and the third Of $50 by E. P. Iamil
ton, Superintendent of The Haywood mine.
Following is the number Of birds killed
by each contestant, shooting at 20 with both
barrels, 81 yards rise:
Davis. -; Trophy, "a; H. Stock, IS;
ames Sumner, 10: George w. Hatch, I6;
w. Bradford. "a; Adam Richert, IS; E. P,
Hamilton, II; A. Hamilton, 10; James Con,
way. IS; John Murphy, ~; John TrOIson, Is;
James Malcolm, I6; J. McCauley, "a.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Need Attention,

There are several old wells on the old ov.
Hand road that are regular death traps.
There is not the least bi; OF covering over
them nor any curbing. and they are very close
10 The road, so 'hat person travelling over
he road, and who is not acquainted. is La
bile 10 run INTO one OF them should he have
.ccasion tn turn out for another team. The
wells are quite deep although there is not
much water in them, and there is reported
to be several head Of cattle in one or Two Of
the wells, that have accidentally fallen in
and died there Of starvation. Who would
be responsible for an accident occurring
therea
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
what Am I to DOT

The symptoms Of Bliousness are unhaP
pity but too we'll known. They differ in
different individuals to some extent. A Bill.
ieus man is seldom q breakfast eater. Too
frequently. alas. he has an excellent aPpe-
ute for liquids but none for solids in the
morning. His tongue will hardly bear in.
,pec,ion a, any time, # IT is not white and
furred. it is rough, at all events.
The digestive system is wholly out of or.
Ter and Diarrhoea or Constipation may be a
symptom or the two may alternate. There
are often Hemorrhoids or even loss Of blood.
There may be giddlness and often headache
and acidity or fatul-nce and tenderness in
me pir If the stomach To correct all thi,
II not effect cure try Green's August Flow.
r, il costs hut irfe and thousands attest
lis Efficacy.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Not Satisfied with the Damages.

Angus Mcleod has been sued by the
county for obstructng the highway in Massn
valley. Mcleod has prevented the work
men from running road through a portion
Of his land and also building a bridge
ACROSS the river, that was ordered by The
Board Of Commissioners. Mr.. Mcleod ;
reasons for this are that the hoard Of appra,s
or. appointed to assess the damage on his
land did not allow him sufficient amount
for damages. The District Judge has had
an order served on MIR. Mcleod TO appear
before the Court on the nth and show cause
Why an injunction should not be granted.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
The Western Seltler's Chosen Spe.

With every advance Of emigration into the far
West, Q new demand is crested for Hosrsttei Q
stomach Bitters. Newly peopled regi are
fire. quenty ls.s salubrioue than older settled To-
csltiiss. on sccount o. the miasma which rises
ba nks Of rivsrs that are subject TO freehe Ihs
agricultural or mining emgrsnt soon learLs.
wh.n he does not alr, Sdy know. that the Biiters
afford the My sure protection against m lariA.
DO els, to which climate change, exposure, sur
uusccustomed or ealthy water oiet subj est
him. Consrqu ntly. he places an estimate upon
this great household specIhc and pr ventAtive
commensurate with Its intrinsic merits, and il
careful to keep on hand restorative and promo
ter of health so implicitly to be relied upJn in
time of need
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
The Saratoga.

E.. p. Hamilton, Of Silver City, has pur.
chased the Saratoga Saloon in Virginia City
and opened i; Wednesday evening in grand.
,,yle Than the place has yet ever been con.
Quoted. On the occasion Of the opening
there was grand lunch. consisting Of roast
pig. boied ham and acco"pinimcn'S. 7 c
wines. liqaors and cigar, will b; Of The fines
hr nds. AMI III - AMI ielanl'> beer viii
h. pr an dla .gh. \ co'dlal inViiation ia
extended 10 the pubic
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
From the Valley.

MASON VALLEY, New, Oct. 81, 1887.
ED. TIMEs:-
Hamilton Wise has gone to Carson for a
load Of freight.
Considerable wood is being hauled in
from the hills for the Winter.
U. Strosnider's nephew and neicr are here
on a TWO months visit from Missouri.
The Pioneer mill at Pine Grove has bugun
crushing rock. The mill has been idle for
several years.
There is talk Of a new Postoffice At Mis-
souri, Flat at G H. Plummers. Tippecanoe
is to be the name.
MIS-. Lancaster is having a new house
erected in place of the one recently burned:
Mr.. Lindsay is doing the work.
Folks wonder why Bob Tillay does not
stop at George Wilson's any more. We can
guess. Reddy the hog peddler drives around
that way pretty often and Bobby has retraced
his steps to Pine Grove never to return.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
The Overland Menthly.

The Overland Monfhiy for November has
lust appeared with more Than usually bright
table Of contents. Just as the Albanian has
come to be the closest expsnent OF the better
New England life, so the O1nvIssa MonfAL
is linked with all that 10 high minded and
best OF our newer Western civilization. Il
presents the Pacific Coast to the resl Of the
world, az we would most choose to have ii
presen ted. The dignity Of its tone make
it welcome with cautious readers who are
eager to learn Of the section it represents.
yet suspicious Of the overdrawn description.
OF California lite, that abound in less scru
pulous periodicals. Its chief charm is it.
freshness. Perfect and Thieves the leading
article, 10 an amusing anecdo,e description
Of the lawless condition Of Mexico during
the FIRST Diax rule, and the cavalier methods
OF his successor, Gonzales, in dealing with
che law breakers and bringing the country
into esadition such that travellers were
reasonably secure Of life and limb. The
charming serial, Chata and Chinta which
though long has never Jagged in interest. is
brought to dramatic and exciting close.
A new serial, X. an Unknown Quantity, is
begun with new and amusing situation.
There are TWO excellent short stories in the
number. The ore entitled Difficult CUES.
ton scores San Francisco society in a way
that is apt to stir up that hcticious entity
considerably. General Howard continues
his Indian War Papers with a graphic de
scripusn Of Captain Miles engagement with
the Bannocks and their overwhelming defeat.
In addition there is the usual variety Of good
poetry. sketches, etc. Especially strong in
the departments is the article on sRecen,
Poetry" which mot sparing the criticize rod.
gives geperal, praise to what is good in cen.
temporary verse. The Overland 10 always a
pleasant visitor and each becomes more Of q
necessity to she magazine reader both here
and in the East.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
An END To Bene scrapinx.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg. Ill.,,
.ays: "Having received SO much benefit
from Electric Bilters, l feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know il. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me would have 10 have the
hone .craped or leg amputated. used. IN.
stead, three bottles of Electric B,tters and
seven boxes Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
my leg is now sound and WE'LL" Electric
Bitters are sold at so cents bottle and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve At IS cents per box
by ]. a. Bonham.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Hero Kennedy HAS q leg Broken
Two Mules Killed.

Two Mules Killed.
Yesterday afternoon about two O'Clock,
while coming to Dayton with load Of wood
from PInenut. Hero Kennedy met with a
serious accident. He was driving six ami
NAL team, and when coming down hill just
this side Of the coal mine on the Eldorado
Canyon road, the brake on the wagon gave
way and the heavy load rushed lown the hill
onte the animals. Mr.. Kennedy was thrown
from the wagon in such a manner that a
large stick hit his left leg between the knee
and the hip. breaking the bones squarely
of. The horses and mules in the team ran a
mile or more and the wheelers were some.
| what hurt, while the two mules on the swing
we're SO seriously injured that they had to be
killed. Another team was coming along
behind Mr.. Kennedy, driven by Jim Millsap
who took up the injured man and brought
him to Dayton where he arrived about siz
o'clock. DR.. Conn was Immediately tele
graphed for and was here in very short order
| lie set the broken bone and said the break
was not a complicated one at all, and he
thinks his patient will mend rapidly enough
10 be around in six weeks. The doctor vii
be down again today. MIR. Kennedy's man!
friends wish for his speedy recovery.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05

Trair 0 Nos 1 aud run daily.
Train No. rune Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Saturdays.
Passenger trsirs MIKE cloee connection -
M.und Rous. with express 'rsi 0 Of VirRiri
and Truckee Rsiircad which connect ~ ker
With east end wet bound Z, aims Of the Centss
Pacihs Rsilrosd
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
Al HAWTHORNE. wi b United Ststes az
CompxDy's coaches for Aurora t26 mi eel
Bodis (37 mile and for Brid,-por' AM Lunh,
AtLUNING (l25 miles fr m "ount Hnus~) W III
Giluer. Salisbury Co.'S try-w@ KY sting f..
tleavipg Mondays. WednesdA and tr'dAst1
fer DnwreyvilIe, Grantsvills and Belmont
Al CANDEL RIA, with United Stsse. Sage Co.
pary's stages for Column US IA Nniieei, Silve
Peak. Mon:ezuma. Aida Valley, Gold Mountain
A. KEELER. with stages fo' Cero 0ord
10 miles,, LsTwib t22 miies) and Psnsmn'-
L. milssl .
NM RINGTuN.
General Superintendent
3.y.DAWs.
Assistant Superintendent.
d A. BENDER,
General Freight Passenger Agent
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
I've Trains Daily.

The two.train time card will 60 into eff, CT
on the I3,h. No. I will arrive ~ ami leave
Keno At the same time a. al present. NJ" 4
that now arrives at $40 P. N. will arrive
there at in the morning and leave at 6:so.
No. ;. going east. will arrive At S:2o NJ
and No. 4 will arrive At ago in the after
noon, reaching San Francisco the next morn
ing at 7.
The V. & T. express, to connect at Reno
with the last named. must leave Virginia al
1880 o'cleck A. NJ. and 10 connect at the
same place with No. At ! o'clock A. M.
The two trains will run through to Ogder
and will make the run in q little over 36
hsurs.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Carpet Weaving.

II ,ou are ,h.rklog OF making a rag ea'
pet hav. The weaving done by the Misses
railleur. They are experts al the business.
and 1t will noi cost you an, more, Il A. much.
as II will 10 have Your weaving done away
rom home. The way to make a rrosperou
community Is {" patr"nize home intu>,r,
Satisia: tion guarantee.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Coed Rezslts In EveryCase.

D. A. Bradford. Wholesale paper dealer
Of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was
seriously afflicted with q severe cold that
settled on his lungs: had tried many rene.
dies without benefit: Being induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
did so and was entirely cured by use OF a
few bottles. Since which time he has used
i, in his family Tor all coughs and colds
with hest results. This is the experience of
thousands whose lives have been saved by
this wonderful discovery. Trial bottles 'rs.
at /. A. Bonham's.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
Holiday Goods.

On the opposite page will be found tn
advertisement, OF J. u. Fox, Of Carson, wh"
has received, and is still receiving a la'g'
and fine selection of all kinds Of goods TO,
the holiday trade as we'll as other trade.
His prices will be found reasonable and his
goods 6rst.class.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-11-05
AN settled,

The Bridgeport Chronicle states that Su.
p-rintenden, Bevan last week paid all the
he mine. At present the mill will he run
'nly during The day. The financial troubles
nj the company are now all settled and
there will probably be no more drawbacks
10 the development Of the Monte Cristo
property.